Revue des Sciences Sociales
Encyclopedia
The Revue des sciences sociales, formerly Revue des sciences sociales de la France de l'Est, is a French language journal in social sciences
(mainly sociology
, ethnology
and demography
), founded in 1972 by Julien Freund, a French sociologist known for its works on conflicts. It is published by the Social Science Department of the University of Strasbourg
(France) and by the CNRS research unit "Cultures et sociétés en Europe" (UMR n° 7043). Since 2005, the journal publishes two issues per year, collecting together articles around a given theme, edited by guest editors. Abstract of the articles are available in English, French, and German in the printed issue and on the website of the journal.
Managing Editor : Patrick Schmoll (CNRS, Strasbourg, France).
(EHESS Paris, France), Chantal Bordes-Benayoun (CNRS Toulouse, France), Raymond Boudon
(GEMAS Paris, France), Christine Burckhardt-Seebass (Univ. Basel, Switzerland), Jean Cuisenier (MNATP Paris, France), Giovanni Gasparini (Univ. Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy), Jose Carlos Gomes da Silva (Portugal), François Héran (INED Paris, France), Utz Jeggle (Univ. Tübingen, Germany), Nicole Lapierre (Paris, France), Marianne Mesnil (Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium), Sonia Montecino (Univ. de Chile), Jean Rémy
(Univ. Cath. de Louvain, Belgium), Dominique Schnapper
(EHESS Paris, France), Alain Tarrius (Univ. Toulouse-Le Mirail, France), Alain Touraine
(CEMS Paris, France).
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
(mainly sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, ethnology
Ethnology
Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnic, racial, and/or national divisions of humanity.-Scientific discipline:Compared to ethnography, the study of single groups through direct...
and demography
Demography
Demography is the statistical study of human population. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic human population, that is, one that changes over time or space...
), founded in 1972 by Julien Freund, a French sociologist known for its works on conflicts. It is published by the Social Science Department of the University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
(France) and by the CNRS research unit "Cultures et sociétés en Europe" (UMR n° 7043). Since 2005, the journal publishes two issues per year, collecting together articles around a given theme, edited by guest editors. Abstract of the articles are available in English, French, and German in the printed issue and on the website of the journal.
Editors
Scientific Editor : Freddy Raphaël (Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, France).Managing Editor : Patrick Schmoll (CNRS, Strasbourg, France).
Advisory Board
Georges BalandierGeorges Balandier
Georges Balandier is a French sociologist, anthropologist and ethnologist noted for his research in Sub-Saharan Africa...
(EHESS Paris, France), Chantal Bordes-Benayoun (CNRS Toulouse, France), Raymond Boudon
Raymond Boudon
Raymond Boudon is a French sociologist.He is a Professor in the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and is a member of many important institutions: Académie des Sciences morales et politiques, Academia Europaea, British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Academy of Human...
(GEMAS Paris, France), Christine Burckhardt-Seebass (Univ. Basel, Switzerland), Jean Cuisenier (MNATP Paris, France), Giovanni Gasparini (Univ. Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy), Jose Carlos Gomes da Silva (Portugal), François Héran (INED Paris, France), Utz Jeggle (Univ. Tübingen, Germany), Nicole Lapierre (Paris, France), Marianne Mesnil (Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium), Sonia Montecino (Univ. de Chile), Jean Rémy
Jean Rémy
Jean Stanislas Rémy, commonly known as Jean Rémy, was a French colonel, a member of the Free French, and a Companion of the Liberation.- Biography :...
(Univ. Cath. de Louvain, Belgium), Dominique Schnapper
Dominique Schnapper
Dominique Schnapper was a member of the Constitutional Council of France from 2001 to 2010. She is also a scholar and professor of sociology. She has been named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, and an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.She is the daughter of the French intellectual...
(EHESS Paris, France), Alain Tarrius (Univ. Toulouse-Le Mirail, France), Alain Touraine
Alain Touraine
Alain Touraine is a French sociologist born in Hermanville-sur-Mer. He is research director at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, where he founded the Centre d'étude des mouvements sociaux . He is best known for being the originator of the term "post-industrial society"...
(CEMS Paris, France).